Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02.
Appointment of Interim Principal Financial Officer and Interim Principal Accounting Officer
On June 12, 2017, following the previously announced intention of Michael F. Mravle to resign his position as Chief Financial Officer, the Company appointed Michael J. Skipworth as Interim Chief Financial Officer effective immediately, to serve until such time as a permanent replacement is named. For Securities and Exchange reporting purposes, the Company has designated Mr. Skipworth as interim principal financial officer and interim principal accounting officer. Mr. Skipworth’s compensation did not change in connection with the foregoing appointment.
Mr. Skipworth, 39, joined the Company in December 2014 as Vice President, Corporate Controller, and has served as Vice President of Finance since January 2016. From September 2010 to November 2014, Mr. Skipworth served as Vice President, Corporate Controller at Cardinal Logistics Holdings, LLC, where he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting, serving in that role until he joined Wingstop Inc. Previously, Mr. Skipworth was an audit senior manager at KPMG, LLP. He is a certified public accountant.
Since January 1, 2016, there have been no transactions, and there are no currently proposed transactions, to which the Company was or is a participant and in which Mr. Skipworth had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest that would require disclosure to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
About Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING)
Wingstop Inc. is a franchisor and operator of restaurants that specialize in cooked-to-order, hand-sauced and tossed chicken wings. The Company offers its guests with over 11 flavors on bone-in and boneless chicken wings paired with hand-cut, seasoned fries and sides. It is a casual chicken wings-focused restaurant chain with various concepts, which include wings as add-on menu items or focus on wings in a bar or sports-centric setting. The flavors include Atomic, Mango Habanero, Cajun, Louisiana Rub, Mild, Hickory Smoked BBQ, Lemon Pepper, Garlic Parmesan, Hawaiian and Teriyaki. It offers various order options, including eat-in, to go, individual, combo meals and family packs. It operates through two segments: Franchise and Company. The Franchise segment consists of its domestic and international franchise restaurants, which represent the majority of its system-wide restaurants. The Company segment consists of company-owned restaurants, which are located only in the United States.
